Acta Vet. Brno 2021, 90: 21-25

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202190010021

Methods of feeding colostrum and their effect on the passive immunity

Anna Poborská1, Luboš Zábranský1, Miloslav Šoch1, Nikola Havrdová1, Josef Illek2, Naděžda Kernerová1

1University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Clinical Laboratory, Brno, Czech Republic

Received January 20, 2020
Accepted February 24, 2021

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